Accessing The Irf Fabric; Accessing The Cli Of The Master Switch - HP 5120-24G EI Configuration Manual

Step
8. Enter Ethernet interface view
or interface range view.
9. Bring up the port or ports.
10. Return to system view.
11. Save the running
configuration.
12. Activate the IRF port
configuration.

Accessing the IRF fabric

The IRF fabric appears as one device after it is formed. You configure and manage all IRF members at
the CLI of the master. All settings you have made are automatically propagated to the IRF members.
When you log in to an IRF fabric, you are placed at the CLI of the master, regardless of at which member
switch you are logged in. After that, you can access the CLI of a subordinate switch to execute a limited
set of maintenance commands.
The IRF fabric supports up to 16 concurrent VTY users. The maximum number of concurrent console users
equals the total number of member switches in the IRF fabric.

Accessing the CLI of the master switch

Access an IRF fabric in one of the following ways:
Local login—Log in through the console port of any member switch.
•
Command
•
Enter interface range view:
Method 1:
interface range
{ interface-type
interface-number [ to
interface-type
interface-number ] }
&<1-5>
Method 2:
interface range name
name [ interface
{ interface-type
interface-number [ to
interface-type
interface-number ] }
&<1-5> ]
•
Enter interface view:
interface interface-type
interface-number
undo shutdown
quit
save
irf-port-configuration active
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Remarks
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
After this step is performed, the state
of the IRF port changes to UP, the
member switches automatically elect
a master, and the subordinate switch
automatically reboots.
After the IRF fabric is formed, you can
add more physical ports to an IRF
port (in UP state) without performing
this step.